2nd, Nuvolari's Last-Lap Triumph: The Unforgettable Race at Nürburgring
Nothing was left to chance. Mercedes-Benz entered five cars – one more than Auto Union – and brought eight to the circuit. Team leader Rudi Caracciola arrived on the back of victories in the French and Belgian GPs. And he’d won the Eifelrennen at the ’Ring.
He was supported by Manfred von Brauchitsch, winner of the 1934 Eifelrennen, Italy’s Luigi Fagioli and two promising Germans: Hanns Geier and ex-Fagioli chief mechanic Hermann Lang.
Auto Union had stretched its V16 to 5.6 litres and had the strongest line-up in its history: Hans Stuck, winner of the 1934 German GP, new signing Achille Varzi and insouciant but brilliant newcomer Bernd Rosemeyer, who had so enraged Caracciola with his impudent challenge at the Eifelrennen.